Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-28
THE PANHANDLE.
Editing Paper inste Panhandle Uhdtr
Eigceursging CfcumsiaSces-How
ttISSBsazzxrd Treated Print
ing Office.
handle City on tho advantages of Car
son Counfy-No Orc Frozen.


Panhandle City with s newspaper outfit
six months ago when there was only one
house erected and in tent opened
printing Office. He had no trouble
sbout getting in on the ground
floor, os there were in the
entire county population OF only nine
souls and started the Herald on its mis-
sion. It must have been diScCuraglng
task ct the outset, as there was no officer
before whom an affidavit could be made
vouchlng tor circulation charger than
any other paper in the county, and no
officers to elect and designate it "the
official organ" but he went to work
oravelY and MS efforts have been amply
rewarded.
81 notice something about eight men
freezing to DEATH" said Mr.. Brookes on
taking q seat, "and desire TO deny the
story. sm just from the Panhandle
and know that the report is fabrica-
TOM
The GAZETTE representative did not
want TO argue the question too dogmatl-
Fcslly, having heard OF the "Fighting
Psrson" before, and modestly suggested.
"You have had some cold weather out
there, have you not?"
'Cold weather? Yes; we had a little
cold Weather-thas is, blizzard, with
snoW-storm accompaniment, but no one
troze to death-We were fixed for it,"
''Wbat kind OF a snow storm did you
have?"
"Well, it was fine evening and the
sun shone down on the broad prsiries that
stretch for miles around US. People sat
around leisurely IN their shirt sleeves and
enjoyed it. Presently their attention was
attracted to peculiar embsnkment
of blue-green clouds looming up over the
northern horizon. They came nearer and
nearer 0 view, and by shutdown the great
black mountain hung lowering only few
miles distant. l have been in Dakota
billiards., Texas northers and Kansas
cyclones, may say, and | knew what
was coming and I took several guy ropes
and tied down my tent securely and went
quietly to my hammock. Presently the
ominOus sounds became audible; nearer
sud nearer it came until the fierce growl-
ings OF the storm broke in 3 tremendous
crash over our heads. The wind blew
and sent the binding snow before it,
causing it to pour in through
every aperture, however small, es
! though il came through funnel.
II had taken the precsution
on retiring to roll q large piece Ct oil
cloth around and over my hammocksf and
! this protected me from the eiGhteeD
incces CT snow that blew in and formed
part Of my covering. | slept snuglYs
but what sight my office was in next
morning" ~
"Dit much snow drift ia On your
| printing material?"
"Iudeed it did. You see, my printing
c flee is in tent composed CT wagon
sheets, with clap boarded ends, and
ct these eDds there were cracks and
crevices where it was impossible to close
them. 1 had TO get up in about foot
or over OF snow, boil kettle Of water
and pour it over my type 10 melt the
snow and ice. When 1 tell you
that l had TO set two galleys
of this type in order to get out my pa
per, you can imagine what G time l
| bad to get the paper up. had TO build
fire under the press While was run
| ming off the edition, but | got out on
time. It was o fearful time, but no one
| frCz3 to death. My tent has about three
feet of an earthen embankment around
1t, snd that makes it warm enough"
"What kind OF county is Cirson?"
nWe have few farmers, aud more are
coming in every day or so. Stock inter-
ests are large, but eventually we will
have nearly all the country settled up.
! There is very little of the land unsuited
to agricultural purposes, the soil being a
rich loan"
"The trouble complained OF usually in
| those new counties is lack of water
have you coed wste1?"
"We have two lakes quite near the
town that furnish Us good water, ont We
have to haul il. This drawback is only
temporary, however, snd it will soon be
remedied. The town company will soon
dig well of large dimensions and so will
the railroad company. II these are un-
successful, then pipes will be laid from
tbsslakes and good supply furnished.
There is no doubt but what water can be
had by digging for it, think. We have
an abundance Of timber shout twelve
miles from Us, ant about seven miles
distant q seventeen vein Of good
coal has been found. We have
thesend of one ro&d sure and expect that
fseversl others pointing towards Us will
make our town the end of their divisions.
| There are quantities of copper and LEAD
as cSn be seen by the sTroyes-'gulches'
would be better word for this country
| and it is OF the finest quality. You can
pick up nuggets and melt them in pan
or cruci5le. We sre doing splendid, and
may here say that we al appreciate
THE GAzETTE for the work it has done
for all West Texas"
Mr.. Brookes pointed out on the map
where all the railroads had to 60 in order
| to find feasible routes. Panhandle City
will date its real boom from the sale Of
town lots, which will begin Tomorrow,
and continue on from dsy to day. There
| is to be 10 auction eBd hurrah-the lots
will pc sold st pr!yste sale at fixed prices.
r No weatreghlatM household ehould be with
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